State attorney general John Quigley says ‘I am truly sorry’ over murder of baby Charlie, who was killed after police left him at crime scene. The Western Australian government has pardoned and apologised to the Yamatji family of a baby who was brutally murdered by Mervyn Bell after the baby’s mother was arrested by police who had been called to …
Apology and pardons in WA baby death case
Family lawyer and National Justice Project principal solicitor George Newhouse discusses ongoing actions to hold the police accountable in relation to the baby Charlie case. Report published in the Riverine Herald. A grieving Aboriginal mother who was brutally assaulted by her former partner – who then kidnapped and murdered her baby boy – has finally received an apology and pardon …
Tamica Mullaley pardoned over conviction for police assault on night baby Charlie abducted
ABC News reports on the pardoning of Tamica Mullaley. Warning: This story contains images and names of Indigenous people who have died. A woman whose baby was abducted and brutally murdered by her ex-partner after he bashed her and left her naked and bleeding in a Broome street has received an apology and pardon from the WA government. Key points: …
Tackling racial discrimination in our legal system with Deadly Connections
National Justice Project is partnering with Deadly Connections to create the Bugmy Justice Project. This innovative initiative seeks to amplify the voices and experiences of First Nations people and their community in the courtroom and tackle the deadly probem of over incarceration. We spoke to Sambavi Seermaran, a full-time solicitor working across the two organisations to lead the project.
After eight years of anguish, new podcast scrutinises offshore detention regime
To mark the eight-year anniversary of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision to refuse settlement to anyone who seeks asylum in Australia by boat, human rights advocates have come together to support the launch of a new podcast that explores how successive governments have abandoned the duty to protect refugees and people seeking asylum.
Eddie Murray died in custody almost 40 years ago. The National Justice Project is working with his family to seek justice.
Kyah Patten is carrying on a fight her grandparents took up decades ago, seeking justice for the untimely death of their son Eddie Murray who died in custody almost 40 years ago. The National Justice Project is working with her to seek justice. Read the full SBS coverage here. Photo: Kylah Patten/SBS News.
Judge Says Peter Dutton Could Go To Jail If He Defies Orders in Immigration Case
Australia’s home affairs minister has failed to comply with an order to make a decision on whether to grant an Iranian man a protection visa. Read more details in Ben Butler’s report in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jun/17/judge-says-peter-dutton-could-go-to-jail-if-he-defies-orders-in-immigration-case?fbclid=IwAR30G6KUH_nS7gkISuDI-BxitQkMBgBm7UsS3AOgIOFnxA6hz0DH9sxeXvM
The family of Aboriginal teen violently arrested call for police officer to be charged
The family of an Aboriginal boy who was violently arrested by a police officer in Surry Hills this week want the constable involved charged. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, the family said the excessive force used on the 16 year old boy was unnecessary and that it was hard to describe the “anger” and “frustration” they felt as a family. …
SA Police reopen investigation into alleged assault of Aboriginal girl, 4, at Big W store
South Australian police have reopened an investigation into the alleged assault of a four-year-old girl at a Big W store last week, after previously saying they considered the matter closed. The National Justice Project’s George Newhouse is acting as the family’s lawyer. Read more from the ABC News report here.
‘It does happen here’: Calls to address police brutality in Australia
The family of an Aboriginal man who died in custody says protests against police brutality in the US should be a wake-up call about the plight of Indigenous Australians in the justice system. Justice advocates in Australia, including the National Justice Project’s George Newhouse have drawn parallels between the death of George Floyd and the case of David Dungay jnr, …
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